OREANDA-NEWS. July 06, 2010. Meeting of Heads of relay protection and automatics services was held under the supervision of Dmitry Pankov, Director for Operation and Repairs of IDGC of Centre, JSC, in Tver. Representatives of all branches of the Company summed up work of services in 2009 — I quarter, 2010 and discussed plans of further development.

Heads of relay protection and automatics services (RPAS) of the executive apparatus and branches considered issues of provision of RPAS with necessary resources, equipment of substations (SS) of 35—110 kv with quick-operating arc protections of cells of switchgear and control gears of 6—10 kv, as well as discussed current technical state and change of approaches to planning of maintenance of relay and automatic protective devices. Besides, within frameworks of working meeting its participants performed field check of assembly of arc protections at SS-110/35/10 kv “Lazurnaya”.

Main strands of work when preparing to autumn-winter period 2010—2011, as well as plans of increase of reliability of protective and automatic equipment were determined following the results of the meeting.

“Validity of operation of relay protection and automatics influences much on reduction of clearing time of disturbances, decrease of power undersupply time and safety of equipment, and implementation of innovative technologies is the important condition of effective development of power grid complex of IDGC of Centre, guarantee of fulfillment of main indicators of reliability and safety”, — Dmitry Pankov, Director for Operation and Repairs of the Company, emphasized.